Vårgruset ENG – dalexs.se

The tour is fully booked but please let us know if you would like to join and we will get back to you in turn when/if places become available.

About the ride

15 May 2024 we start the weekend in Insjön at Effersgården where we offer dinner.
In 2025 we expand with 1 extra day so we get two full days on the bike during Friday and Saturday and Sunday morning.
The type of accommodation is optional and you can choose between hotels or staying in your own motorhome or tent at Effersgården. We have pre-booked rooms at Insjöns Hotell if this is desired. You choose how you want to stay when you register. Login is paid on site and is not included.
We offer home baking during breaks in the forest.
We stop at restaurants for lunch during the tours and we have dinner in Insjön at Effersgården.
We ride about 25 miles per full day and the tour keeps the level Adventure Touring
Price: 2950 SEK. Accommodation and food are not included in the price. The participation fee is divided into a Registration fee (500 SEK) which is paid to confirm your place on the tour and a Final payment (2450 SEK) 1.5 months before the tour.

The weekend's programme

Thursday 15 May We meet in Insjön for a nice evening with barbecue and hang out in a lovely atmosphere at Rebecca’s parent farm Effersgården. You are welcome from 18.00 and from 19.00 we have the barbecue going. At 20.00 we have a review of the weekend’s tour.
Friday 16 May Full day on the bike in beautiful Siljansbygden with lunch at a restaurant. In the evening we have a well-deserved dinner and talk about the day and future adventures.
Saturday 17 May Full day on the bike and if you feel tired, there is always the opportunity to shorten the tour to instead hang out at the farm a little earlier.
Sunday 18 May Starts with breakfast at the hotel before we head out on the gravel roads for a shorter tour. We are back in Insjön around lunch time.

Vårgruset - The Experience

This year’s favourite gravel tour! The spring gravel ride has always offered a special atmosphere and since last year we have the farm Effersgården in Insjön as our base.

As you will notice, it is a completely different thing to go on an organised tour compared to a regular tour on the gravel roads. This is where memories, friends and inspiration are created.

We include places of interest into the route as these are our favourite roads and we are looking forward to showing you a lot of beautiful places.

On our tours, the cohesion is prioritised and we look forward to going on tour with you in a group of like-minded adventure riders! The cohesion and the bike riding on nice roads in combination is what makes Dalex’s tours special.

The level of Vårgruset is Adventure Touring which means that we take it easy and stick to good gravel roads even if they can be small in some cases. At this time of year the ground may be loose if the roads have been recently scraped or rutted after the thaw.

We run with a few different groups and adapt the route choices during the day according to the group’s conditions. Normally we use Cornerman to navigate but we are flexible and adapt this as needed. You do not need to have any prior knowledge of Cornerman or your own navigation equipment.

The dinners is served at the farm Effersgården for and paid on site.

It is about 10 minutes to walk between the hotel and the farm.

Accommodation and food are not included in the price and you can choose how you want to sleep. It is possible to stay in a hotel, in a caravan or in your own tent at Effersgården.

We have pre-booked hotels that are paid on site. The cost of the hotel is SEK 1195/night for a single room and SEK 1395/night for a double room including breakfast and bed linen.

Camping at Effersgården costs SEK 100/night in service costs for electricity, water and toilet. You can organise breakfast yourself or eat at the hotel with other participants.

To join the tour, you need an adventure bike with tyres suitable for gravel roads. We recommend a larger tread on the front tyre and if you are in a position to choose, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about bikes, tyres or anything else. At this time of year, it is not uncommon to have loose surfaces if roads have been recently scraped.

The bike must be insured and legal to ride in traffic and must not have an open silencer. We do not allow passengers on this tour.

Before the tour, we invite you to a meeting at Zoom where we present the tour, what might be good to pack and you as a participant will have an opportunity to ask questions and get acquainted with others who come on the tour.

To be able to carry out this tour, we need at least 7 participants. If the tour is fully subscribed, we will create a waiting list and return in order of vacancies. In the event that the tour is cancelled, this will be notified no later than 21 days before the tour and then a full refund will be made.

Effersgården - Where we have the base

Effersgården is a farm that has been in Rebecca’s family for over 200 years and it has been everything from a bus garage, spice sales, dairy farm and now it grows everything from tomatoes to tobacco.

Now the land is farmed by Matts Rickardsson and the farm is run by boarding horses, vegetable growing, ski tracks and various fun ideas you will see on site.

The atmosphere at the farm is special and, to say the least, unpretentious and relaxed so feel at home and unwind here!

Follow Effersgården on Facebook and Instagram to see what’s happening.

Matts also joins as a guide on the tours if there is time.

Dalarnas best gravel roads around Lake Siljan

The road network with gravel roads in the area is extensive and depending on which direction we go, there will be different character both on roads and surroundings. The surface of the roads ranges from large hard fine gravel roads to smaller roads of more challenging style.

There are, of course, barriers in the area, but they are usually only closed during the time of thawing.

The Siljan region offers both special places and scenery that was shaped by the meteorite impact that formed the area 365 million years ago. As well as Siljan being 134 metres deep, there are heights of up to 650 metres above sea level that can be reached on gravel roads.

Fäbodvallar and the red houses with narrow streets through villages are also typical landmarks in this part of Sweden.

Sign up

We will get back to you by email after registration. You can also use the form to send questions about the tour.

Please read our Code of Conduct and our Purchase Agreement before signing up.

Payment is made by bank transfer and you will receive more information via email after registering your interest.

The tour is fully booked but sign up if you want to join and we will contact you if places become available. No registration fee is paid untill we have confirmed that places are available.

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DALEXS philosophy

Creating a route to ride can be done by many, but creating a complete experience with cohesion and added value that you remember with warmth, that is what we strive to create.

The Code of Conduct is the foundation of our activities and it describes how we behave on tour. In short, the Code of Conduct describes how we respect the roads we travel on and the residents in the areas where we move. We want to leave the smallest possible footprint behind us to create a sustainable motorcycle culture on the gravel roads.

Our strength is that you as a participant feel safe both socially and while driving.

The experience should be developing and exciting, so we continuously read the needs of the participants and adapt continuously so that everyone gets the level of excitement that is needed but without exceeding the level.

A non-prestige atmosphere is the key to interesting conversations and honest feedback. We have no need to show off, we want to meet you and create a nice experience.

When the participant rolls home after the tour, it should be with a smile from a nice experience and with new acquaintances, then we have succeeded!

The Guides

DALEXS has a team of assistant guides who help with the tours who are all very experienced and share the same approach as us. It varies who helps but we can promise that whatever the case, they add value with their personal style and experience. Below are a few of the people you may meet on Dalex tours.

Anders

Anders startade DALEXS 2021 efter att ha haft en dröm om att guida resor och få människor att utvecklas och dela upplevelser med likasinnade.

DALEXS har sin bas i Mora även om Anders är uppväxt på Västkusten. Utöver hojåkningen är det friluftsliv, fiske och enduro som är dom stora intressena.

Rebecca

Rebecca är inte är rädd för nya aktiviteter och utmaningar. Med uppväxten på en gård i Insjön är Rebecca van att fixa det mesta. Ofta är det Rebecca som tar tät på DALEXS turer.

Utöver adventureåkningen är det enduro, friluftsliv och sportfiske som tar upp den mesta fritiden.

Olle

Olle är ofta med och myser i bakgrunden men tar också tät ibland. Olle har blivit mångas favorit att åka med och hans mjuka körstil och lugna personlighet är helt i linje med Dalexs.

Utöver adventureåkningen är det enduro, fysträning och livet på gården med familjen som tar upp den mesta fritiden.

Elving

Elving behöver ingen presentation, han är en legend i denna världen och lika mysig att ha med på tur. Elving är både med som guide och deltagare och fungerar som vår mentor där dom flesta av våra ideer ventileras innan dom blir verklighet för deltagare.

Utöver adventureåkningen är det fiske och barnbarnen som är i fokus.

Skill levels

Detailed information on the level is available for each tour

Gravel Touring

We ride good and nice gravel roads and visit places of interest. There is always time for coffee and the focus is to have nice days out. We avoid roads that are soft or rutted. The pace is leisurely, Gravel Touring allows you to ride without getting sweaty and the social aspect is a big part of these tours.

Adventure Touring

A mix of road types where we also ride on smaller forest roads that may be in poorer condition. We have no stress and the speed is adapted to the group but you should have coarse-patterned tyres for poorer gravel roads. Places of interest are woven in but the tour’s goal is also to ride smaller roads and develop as a driver. In Adventure Touring, you can get sweaty and dirty even if the coffee breaks are obvious elements.

Adventure Riding

Here the focus is on the driving and we travel smaller roads with challenging elements or other forms of challenges. We weave in visits to places of interest, but that is not the primary goal of the tour. These tours can be felt in the body and you are guaranteed to get sweaty. The days can be a bit long so Adventure Riding is not suitable for everyone. The level places greater demands on both drivers, equipment and navigation skills.

Contact information

Mail: info@dalexs.se

Phone: +46 (0) 725588362

For address, invoice information or other information about DALEXS please contact us by email.

DALEXS is a VAT registered private company.